Venerable Gelong Jampa Jampa Lungtog is one of the most senior Western Buddhist monks and holds a degree in computer engineering. Venerable Gelong Jampa Lungtog (Helmut Gassner) was born in Bregenz, Austria, in 1954. In 1976 he graduated as an engineer from ETH Zürich, Switzerland, and in 1977 he began studying Tibetan at the Buddhist monastery on Lake Geneva under Geshe Rabten Rinpoche.

Between 1979 and 1995 he worked as an interpreter for important lamas, including the H.H. Dalai Lama.

Since the opening of the Buddhist monastery „Letzehof” in 1981, Venerable Jampa Lungtog has continued his Buddhist studies and his work as an interpreter.